Would be nice to know what gaming systems do you own, or if you want those games specifically for PC. On PC, clearly Agarest is the closest of what you are looking for. Second Should be Expeditions Conquistador.

As our esteemed Spinorial suggested, the Spiderweb titles deserve at least a glance.

On PS3: Valkyria Chronicles. Its sequel came out on PSP, unfortunately, but still recommended. Valkyria Chronicles can be recommended only if you know japanese. Sega could not be bothered for an english translation of the third installment in the series. :(

Also PSP : Wild Arms. The main series were released on PS One / PS2, though.

Those are the ones that i can recall right now, but i can add in the morning ( past midnight here and my brain is a bit off right now ).

Spellforce might be up your street.
http://www.gog.com/game/spellforce_platinum

Failing that have you looked at Blood Bowl on Steam?
http://store.steampowered.com/app/216890/?snr=1_7_15__13

Eador: Genesis.

With a mountainous pile of reserve, I recommend Ogre Battle 64. It's a fantasy real-time strategy game with RPG elements and a curious battle system that assigns a number of characters (three to five) into units and, optionally later in the game, several units into legions. Towards the end of the game, you'll be in command of ten units or more, which works out at a fat load of characters.

The battles are not turn-based, strictly speaking. Your interaction is required rather infrequently, but when you do, it might turn the tables in your favour anyway.

Character progression is there alright, with different classes available depending on the fulfillment of certain criteria. Most characters are completely void of personality (you get about half a dozen unique characters, plus about another half a dozen powerful characters of generic classes), but you do begin to care about them and their equipment because even a single casualty can cripple a unit entirely, and they are hard to replace.

No idea whether it's up your alley or not, and I admit that the pacing is a bit slow at time, but I genuinely enjoy the unit/character micromanagement and all that.

OK, I am re typing this, for some reason it went away.

Darklands and Realms of Arkania are the closest I can think of what the original poster is asking for.

If willing to give up part of it, then a game where you fight against fantasy units but you are modern military hardware/army is Spellcross (DOS), a game which GOG should have but doesn't and my disc is damaged so COME ON GOG!

The UFO and X-Com series, but obviously no fantasy setting.


Omerta city of gangsters with the latest update is also quite good but no fantasy setting.

Age of Wonders series, kind of.

Gorky 17.....kind of.


The game Legend by CRL Group, circa 1989 is another unknown game where you hire generals and magicians and monsters and create armies and try to beat the opponent, but it is from 1989, it show limited production and it was for the Atari ST. So, good luck with that.